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Ads when i have premium??

Ads when i have premium??

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(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)

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  1. Imagine paying for spotify to have no ads, only for them to throw them in front of podcasts! Are you people trying to lose subscribers?
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Hey @Defectiv, thanks for reaching out to the Community!

Spotify doesn't add adverts to podcasts that interrupt the listening experience of Premium users, however, some podcast creators may include third-party advertising, host-read endorsements, or sponsorship messages in their episodes. There is some more information about this in this Spotify Answer.

 

Hope this clears things up.

Billy-JSpotify Star
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  • Hey @billy-j I am aware podcasts may have read promotions by the podcast host in their show, however SPOTIFY now adds an advert before the episode! I live in western Australia and got 3 state sponsored adverts before the podcast started! Every podcast episode now starts with an advert first.
  • I read that report you linked and it appeared to me what it says is spotify now pays podcasts to allow ads before their show. So the exact reason I pay for membership, to avoid ads, now includes more ads. Fantastic. 

Hi there @Defectiv,

 

If seems that other users also want to have a Premium absolutely ad free experience while listening to podcasts. You can show your support by heading over to this New Idea thread and clicking on +Vote. The more votes an idea gets, the more likely it is to get implemented.

 

Here you can read more on how ideas work.

 

Hope you find this useful.

AlexModerator
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